HLA class I haplotypes and progression of primary open-angle glaucoma

PURPOSE: To verify if patients with primary open-angle glaucoma with HLA class I haplotypes (A9-B12, A2-B40, A1-B8) associated with this disease may have a greater rate of progression than patients who do not present these haplotypes. METHODS: Anatomical and functional glaucoma evaluation (cup-to-di...

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Main Authors: Fábio Zenha, Rosistele Maria Oliveira Bezerra Castadelli, Neifi Hassam Saloum Deghaide, Eduardo Antonio Donadi, Maria de Lourdes Veronese Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2011-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492011000200003&lng=en&tlng=en